by TheAthElite | Aug 31, 2015 | Mental Toughness, MMA, TheAthElite |
Martial Arts builds a child’s self-esteem. The American Academy of Pediatrics has published some great advice based on their experience in building self-esteem in children. Here are those tips, and how martial arts...
by TheAthElite | Aug 26, 2015 | Couples Fitness, Mental Toughness, Nutrition, Spartan Training |
Based on our 24 (combined) Spartan Races, we put together this list of Top 12 Tips for SUCCESSFULLY Completing a Spartan Race. We also give a recap of the 2015 Wintergreen Spartan Super in comparison to the 2014 race.
by TheAthElite | Aug 10, 2015 | Training |
This simple workout can solve the following problems, as well as condition your muscles, lungs, and heart: Short on time? Don’t have a gym nearby? Traveling? Need to wake yourself up mid-afternoon? Looking for an effective way to empty the tank at the end of a workout? Complete 10 rounds of: 50 Jump Rope Repetitions 5 Push-Ups No Rest between exercises or rounds. Want to really challenge yourself? Start a stop watch and see how long it take you to complete all 10 rounds. Now try to beat that time. Share the tough...
by TheAthElite | Aug 10, 2015 | Media, Mental Toughness, Training |
Coach Stephanie Keenan Look out Athletes! The next evolution in Athletic Conditioning is finally here! “High Intensity Sport Specific Training” is upon us! Allow me introduce you to the newest and freshest face in hardcore athletic training, Coach Stephanie Keenan; and she’s brought a big shiny can of whoop @#S with her! While she isn’t new to training champions by any means, she has finally decided to immerse herself into the arena of elite athletic training. Stephanie started her path to competitive athletics early in her high school years where she competed in cross country, track and field, swimming and water polo. Stephanie continued to develop her competitive edge throughout her college years where she competed in numerous running races, triathlons, and duathlons, played water polo and worked as a beach lifeguard. She didn’t let the rigorous 80+ hour per week military academic schooling deter her from her love of intense physical training. Three years after enlisting in the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power program, Stephanie qualified for the 2003 Duathlon World Championships. This qualifying race took place on Mount Rainier near Seattle, Washington where she was stationed on the aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln. In 2007, she shifted her athletic focus from endurance-based sports to the sport of fitness and physique competitions. She went on to compete at an international level with the WBFF where she placed Top 5 in many of her competitions. Stephanie took her physique competitions to the next level when she began coaching competitive fitness athletes in 2011. Fitness and figure competitions are often referred to as “the sport of dieting” since nutrition plays the most...